View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1739.
(c) 2039.
(d) 1839.

2. What does the consul constantly hear in his head?
(a) The screeching of a train.
(b) Voices.
(c) His mother.
(d) Dogs barking.

3. What event is happening when the novel beings?
(a) A festival.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A graduation.

4. When was "Under the Volcano" written?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1847.
(d) 1642.

5. Whose house do Yvonne and the consul pass on their way home upon her return?
(a) Laruelle's.
(b) Hugh's.
(c) The mayor's.
(d) Yvonne's mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?

2. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?

3. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?

4. Back at their home, what does the consul ask Yvonne about her stay in Quauhnahuac?

5. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample